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Welcome to Martell ...

Martell is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Martell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Martell is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Martell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Martell: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Martell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Martell - they are located in California and Nebraska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Martell.

Communities near Martell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Martell.

  • Red Wing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • River Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
  • Baldwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ellsworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • Afton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Roberts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Woodville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Martell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Martell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Martell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Martell. See our Newspapers Page for Martell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Martell ...

Looking for more information about Martell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Martell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Martell.

Adding Martell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Martell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Martell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Martell post office opened in 1858.

We also found Martell in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Martell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Martell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Martell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Martell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/